An analysis of breast cancer surgery after free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 412-416

  Ross, Alison C ^a   Rusnak, Conrad H ^b   Hill, Mark K ^b   Naysmith, J David ^b   Taylor, Sandra L ^b   Dunlop, William E ^b   Hayashi, Allan H ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Surgical Services (CHR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034656854     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00357-3     Document Type: Article

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